Francisco
Last seen for girls in 2006 at #15,152 · #322 for boys in 2025, 1,069 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1991 · 2,906 births
- Debut · boys
- 19 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 142,192since 1880
Francisco over time
Rank among boys' names. Francisco has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #322 | 1,069 | |
| 2024 | — | #306 | 1,108 | |
| 2023 | — | #297 | 1,122 | |
| 2022 | — | #288 | 1,184 | |
| 2021 | — | #296 | 1,122 | |
| 2020 | — | #296 | 1,148 | |
| 2019 | — | #275 | 1,302 | |
| 2018 | — | #285 | 1,240 | |
| 2017 | — | #259 | 1,403 | |
| 2016 | — | #252 | 1,447 | |
| 2015 | — | #247 | 1,483 | |
| 2014 | — | #232 | 1,601 | |
| 2013 | — | #219 | 1,701 | |
| 2012 | — | #226 | 1,567 | |
| 2011 | — | #211 | 1,663 | |
| 2010 | — | #197 | 1,876 | |
| 2009 | — | #183 | 2,084 | |
| 2008 | — | #169 | 2,341 | |
| 2007 | — | #151 | 2,728 | |
| 2006 | #15,152 | 6 | #156 | 2,687 |
| 2005 | #10,921 | 9 | #144 | 2,743 |
| 2004 | #10,690 | 9 | #147 | 2,730 |
| 2003 | #11,325 | 8 | #147 | 2,769 |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #141 | 2,742 |
| 2001 | #8,758 | 11 | #137 | 2,859 |
| 2000 | #8,027 | 12 | #139 | 2,837 |
| 1999 | #6,484 | 15 | #134 | 2,832 |
| 1998 | #6,360 | 15 | #139 | 2,692 |
| 1997 | #6,844 | 13 | #133 | 2,865 |
| 1996 | #5,771 | 16 | #133 | 2,811 |
| 1995 | #3,878 | 27 | #125 | 2,886 |
| 1994 | #4,521 | 22 | #120 | 2,891 |
| 1993 | #3,776 | 28 | #119 | 2,967 |
| 1992 | #3,581 | 30 | #117 | 2,938 |
| 1991 | #3,443 | 31 | #114 | 2,906 |
| 1990 | #3,364 | 32 | #115 | 2,934 |
| 1989 | #4,020 | 24 | #125 | 2,621 |
| 1988 | #3,225 | 30 | #131 | 2,258 |
| 1987 | #3,857 | 22 | #135 | 2,097 |
| 1986 | #4,347 | 18 | #146 | 1,917 |
| 1985 | #4,126 | 19 | #140 | 2,018 |
| 1984 | #4,166 | 18 | #151 | 1,810 |
| 1983 | #6,212 | 10 | #147 | 1,824 |
| 1982 | #3,260 | 26 | #155 | 1,812 |
| 1981 | #3,532 | 23 | #144 | 1,956 |
| 1980 | #3,719 | 21 | #154 | 1,769 |
| 1979 | #2,860 | 30 | #154 | 1,687 |
| 1978 | #4,242 | 16 | #155 | 1,608 |
| 1977 | #3,486 | 21 | #159 | 1,496 |
| 1976 | #3,407 | 20 | #157 | 1,575 |
| 1975 | #4,593 | 13 | #152 | 1,612 |
| 1974 | #5,360 | 10 | #160 | 1,512 |
| 1973 | #4,871 | 11 | #171 | 1,375 |
| 1972 | #3,714 | 16 | #182 | 1,334 |
| 1971 | #3,789 | 16 | #199 | 1,225 |
| 1970 | #5,818 | 8 | #209 | 1,218 |
| 1969 | #3,619 | 15 | #218 | 1,106 |
| 1968 | #4,222 | 11 | #228 | 985 |
| 1967 | #3,656 | 13 | #231 | 948 |
| 1966 | #4,866 | 8 | #242 | 863 |
| 1965 | #3,952 | 11 | #261 | 795 |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | #271 | 816 |
| 1963 | — | #278 | 775 | |
| 1962 | #4,533 | 9 | #272 | 794 |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #288 | 723 |
| 1960 | #3,688 | 12 | #284 | 778 |
| 1959 | — | #295 | 709 | |
| 1958 | — | #287 | 702 | |
| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 | #270 | 776 |
| 1956 | #3,696 | 11 | #260 | 786 |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #254 | 730 |
| 1954 | — | #243 | 831 | |
| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 | #248 | 764 |
| 1952 | #3,372 | 11 | #262 | 682 |
| 1951 | #5,414 | 5 | #253 | 692 |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #254 | 647 |
| 1949 | #3,393 | 10 | #275 | 593 |
| 1948 | — | #276 | 588 | |
| 1947 | — | #291 | 560 | |
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | #305 | 454 |
| 1945 | — | #310 | 367 | |
| 1944 | — | #315 | 365 | |
| 1943 | — | #323 | 357 | |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #350 | 299 |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 | #348 | 278 |
| 1940 | — | #326 | 303 | |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #344 | 266 |
| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 | #317 | 299 |
| 1937 | — | #311 | 297 | |
| 1936 | #3,103 | 8 | #302 | 312 |
| 1935 | #3,156 | 8 | #308 | 310 |
| 1934 | — | #298 | 330 | |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 | #325 | 273 |
| 1932 | #3,274 | 8 | #299 | 341 |
| 1931 | #4,331 | 5 | #261 | 427 |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 | #255 | 476 |
| 1929 | #3,394 | 8 | #235 | 531 |
| 1928 | #3,436 | 8 | #252 | 498 |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | #243 | 542 |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | #272 | 435 |
| 1925 | — | #266 | 456 | |
| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | #297 | 366 |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #284 | 393 |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #311 | 341 |
| 1921 | — | #299 | 360 | |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #298 | 359 |
| 1919 | #4,814 | 5 | #338 | 279 |
| 1918 | — | #367 | 254 | |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #374 | 227 |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | #411 | 183 |
| 1915 | — | #421 | 163 | |
| 1914 | — | #387 | 150 | |
| 1913 | — | #359 | 134 | |
| 1912 | — | #374 | 106 | |
| 1911 | — | #291 | 82 | |
| 1910 | — | #304 | 65 | |
| 1909 | — | #283 | 63 | |
| 1908 | — | #278 | 60 | |
| 1907 | — | #266 | 62 | |
| 1906 | — | #323 | 40 | |
| 1905 | — | #365 | 32 | |
| 1904 | — | #306 | 41 | |
| 1903 | — | #381 | 26 | |
| 1902 | — | #373 | 28 | |
| 1901 | — | #294 | 35 | |
| 1900 | — | #343 | 40 | |
| 1899 | — | #331 | 29 | |
| 1898 | — | #452 | 20 | |
| 1897 | — | #367 | 26 | |
| 1896 | — | #367 | 27 | |
| 1895 | — | #437 | 20 | |
| 1894 | — | #376 | 24 | |
| 1893 | — | #349 | 26 | |
| 1892 | — | #480 | 17 | |
| 1891 | — | #377 | 21 | |
| 1890 | — | #434 | 17 | |
| 1889 | — | #415 | 19 | |
| 1888 | — | #404 | 21 | |
| 1887 | — | #325 | 26 | |
| 1886 | — | #470 | 15 | |
| 1885 | — | #318 | 28 | |
| 1884 | — | #369 | 23 | |
| 1883 | — | #337 | 24 | |
| 1882 | — | #416 | 19 | |
| 1881 | — | #360 | 21 | |
| 1880 | — | #392 | 19 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Francisco was already there! It came in at #392, and was given to 19 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1886, when fewer than 16 boys a year got the name.
Where Francisco is popular in 2002
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Arizona#41 · 1 in 175
- California#66 · 1 in 274
- Texas#72 · 1 in 323
- New Mexico#92 · 1 in 342
- Nevada#112 · 1 in 426
Best ever in a state: #11 in Arizona, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | #41 | 223 | 1 in 175 |
| California | #66 | 894 | 1 in 274 |
| Texas | #72 | 541 | 1 in 323 |
| New Mexico | #92 | 31 | 1 in 342 |
| Nevada | #112 | 30 | 1 in 426 |
| Colorado | #117 | 69 | 1 in 434 |
| Illinois | #127 | 138 | 1 in 568 |
| Oregon | #128 | 38 | 1 in 508 |
| Florida | #137 | 127 | 1 in 708 |
| Washington | #144 | 55 | 1 in 610 |
| Connecticut | #176 | 16 | 1 in 1,106 |
| Nebraska | #178 | 14 | 1 in 732 |
| Georgia | #182 | 62 | 1 in 900 |
| New York | #192 | 95 | 1 in 1,160 |
| North Carolina | #197 | 46 | 1 in 1,093 |
| Kansas | #201 | 19 | 1 in 865 |
| Utah | #227 | 21 | 1 in 1,022 |
| Massachusetts | #235 | 20 | 1 in 1,776 |
| New Jersey | #241 | 29 | 1 in 1,647 |
| Arkansas | #260 | 11 | 1 in 1,331 |
| Indiana | #260 | 24 | 1 in 1,554 |
| Minnesota | #270 | 17 | 1 in 1,724 |
| Pennsylvania | #279 | 30 | 1 in 2,114 |
| Idaho | #289 | 6 | 1 in 1,347 |
| Oklahoma | #291 | 14 | 1 in 1,472 |
| Wisconsin | #293 | 15 | 1 in 1,922 |
| South Carolina | #313 | 12 | 1 in 1,674 |
| Maryland | #321 | 14 | 1 in 2,021 |
| Michigan | #321 | 25 | 1 in 2,245 |
| Virginia | #342 | 17 | 1 in 2,382 |
| Iowa | #381 | 6 | 1 in 2,711 |
| Tennessee | #382 | 13 | 1 in 2,689 |
| Ohio | #389 | 20 | 1 in 3,350 |
| Kentucky | #428 | 6 | 1 in 3,857 |
| Missouri | #450 | 9 | 1 in 3,702 |
| Alabama | #473 | 7 | 1 in 3,311 |
| Louisiana | #629 | 6 | 1 in 4,290 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Francisco
- 16 spots since 2024 (#306 → #322)
- 26 spots since 2020 (#296 → #322)
- 75 spots since 2015 (#247 → #322)
- Biggest jump: 145 spots in 1887 (#470 → #325)
- Biggest drop: 152 spots in 1886 (#318 → #470)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1991 at #114 (2,906 births)
- Births halved by 2016, 25 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 658 boys born in 1997 were named Francisco (0.15%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,598 boys born in 2025 (0.06%)
- Its best rank, #114 in 1991, was only 1 in 695 (0.14%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 20.2% of all boys named Francisco (28,722) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 215 | #318 (1885) | #381 |
| 1890s | 227 | #331 (1899) | #397 |
| 1900s | 427 | #266 (1907) | #321 |
| 1910s | 1,643 | #291 (1911) | #363 |
| 1920s | 4,281 | #235 (1929) | #276 |
| 1930s | 3,331 | #255 (1930) | #302 |
| 1940s | 4,164 | #275 (1949) | #312 |
| 1950s | 7,319 | #243 (1954) | #263 |
| 1960s | 8,583 | #218 (1969) | #257 |
| 1970s | 14,642 | #152 (1975) | #170 |
| 1980s | 20,082 | #125 (1989) | #143 |
| 1990s | 28,722 | #114 (1991) | #125 |
| 2000s | 26,520 | #137 (2001) | #151 |
| 2010s | 15,283 | #197 (2010) | #240 |
| 2020s | 6,753 | #288 (2022) | #301 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Francisco in 2002
Top girls' names in 2002
Top boys' names in 2002
More about 2002
girls
1,796,882 girls got a published name in 2002; 1 in 359,376 of them was named Francisco, which outranked 14.7% of the 18,086 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 2,654 names at #15,432; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,941,514 boys got a published name in 2002; 1 in 708 of them was named Francisco, which outranked 98.9% of the 12,489 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.